GROOT

 SATURDAY - Went to B&M at Barnsley the first one we visited did not have a garden centre so we went to another one also in Barnsley we bought some plants Helen saw one she wanted but decided to look elsewhere .We went to B&Q at Wakefield no good nothing we wanted so then went to the garden centre at the Range just up the road nothing there too then she realised she was missing her bag  she had gone to the toilet hung her tote  bag up and forget to pick it up .So back to B&Q luckily some kind person had handed it in so she got it back purse as well including all her bank and debit cards .So a big , big thanks to whoever it was you handed it in the person had already gone we was told when we asked .From there we went to  Hampson's garden centre also  at Wakefield she bought some plants and a Tiki Man solar light but not the one she had seen at B&M so yes you guessed it right back to Barnsley to the B&M luckily the plant she had seen earlier was still there so we bought it £37.95 never mind .From there we went to the Wetherby Whaler we sat in  and had for fish and chips for tea.

SUNDAY - Went to Spring Green Nurseries bought a Groot plant pot and a plant . also bought a red Japanese Acer and a few other plants totalling £150 with what I spent yesterday that's my budget for the garden spent this year .Stopped off at Tesco Penistone to get the ingredients for a shepherds pie which we will eat for a late dinner .

IT'S EASY

 TUESDAY - Helen got her specs three pairs hopefully this time they are right , Went to M&S  at Glossop bought a few dishes and three packets of battered haddock for the freezer .

WEDNESDAY - Had hair cut by Sophie Helen had hers coloured and cut .The weather is improving the sky is blue less wind and the temperature is around 15 a vast improvement .

THURSDAY - Went to Tesco's how easy is it to get rid of money £130 gone in a fifteen minute shop bought three bottles of head and shoulders shampoo and got myself  a pizza for tea also a bottle of Gentlemen Jack .

FRIDAY - Water off due to power cutting out at the water pump station its happened before when you think about all the house getting bombed in Ukraine and Iran and other Gulf states we shouldn't moan .We have bottled water so its no big deal we can survive . Just learned Chuck Norris has passed away sad news he was a legend 86 it was a good innings . 

TWO PLATES

 STAURDAY - Helen got home safely after her over night stay in Scarborough. The hotel she stayed in was near the Grand Hotel  .

SUNDAY - Went to Acaster Malbis to she Helen's mum on Mothers day we set up the t,v so they can watch the catch up channels on their Samsung t.v .

MONDAY - Went to Meadow Hall bought a shirt from Joe Browns for £50 .Helen bought a pink cardigan from the Levi shop we bought bought a Levi pin badge get 20% of using blue light card she bought another pair of Adidas trainers from The Office got 10% off using blue light card the card saved us nearly thirty pounds all helps .Went to the Apple store looked at the new Neo laptops was impressed makes you wonder way if the can do a laptop for £599 then why are the phones so expensive .Went to Thaikhun street buffet restaurant , pigged out too much noodles and rice and beef stew had coconut jelly and ice cream for desert they could have been more main courses to choose from there was only three unless you count the vegan dishes which I don't eat the  cost with drinks and service charge was £55 .I didn't eat for the rest of the day .I was pigged out I only had two plates /

RISING COSTS

 WEDNESDAY - Petrol now at £1.33 per litre before the war it was £1.28 per litre I know it is dearer in other parts of the country this is what I am paying living in Holmfirth , I can live with it the main worry no petrol no going to work what can I do a three day a week maybe I do around 250 miles per week just travelling back and forth  to work.

Went shopping ages ago we bought a camp stove single burner for when the electric goes of the grid sometimes does not support the number of new houses that have been built we can be without power for a few hours seeing as all our cooking is by electric it leaves us with no means of boiling a kettle or cooking food  this is not the end of the world but if it happens more frequent then it made sense to have a back up plan hence the portable camping stove and gas cylinders .The way the world is it made sense to invest in another camp stove even thou we have not used the first stove we bought a second as well as another 16 cans of gas hopefully we never have the need to use one but as they say its better to have and not need then to need and not have .

We also bought tinned and dry food mainly meat , fish , rice and pasta and tinned fruit and veg such as sweet corn  , peas and potatoes we are  not going overboard and we are not panic buying .Just being wise if the shops don't run out of fresh goods then all the prices are going to be inflated and the cost will rise with the inflation of petrol  .We also bought dry dog and cat food as well as bottled water coffee , sugar and of course tea bags throwing in various sauces herbs and spices .Other essentials we thought we will need was liquid soap , detergents , disinfection for cleaning liquid and wipes and other cleaning sprays  soap powders and fabric conditioners for clothes .

FRIDAY -Petrol is now £1.39 a litre  it's only going to go up and up that's before it runs out Dropped Helen off at her cousins Sharon's house  she is going to Scarborough for the night she took enough shit for a weeks stay .

SATURDAY - Got home just before three a.m the dogs had been left at half past four in the afternoon they had been well behaved no accidents which was good .Was up just after eight took the dogs out before taking Bailey and Bentley for their booster injections at 10.45 .On the way home bought some bottled water and more batteries brown sugar and coffee .

WALK ON THE BEACH

 SATURDAY - Went to Glossop to M&S bought a tikka masala and some chicken fajitas Helen got some fresh dishes to cook through the week I break up next Friday cant wait .Filled the car up as soon as it gets half a tank I fill it up .The way things are going with the Middle East the petrol pumps are going to run dry eventually .The what no food no work the country and the world in chaos for what because America though it was the boss Trump did another Putin totally misjudged the capabilities of Iran and the capabilities of his own army , air force and navy and  the infrastructure to protect his own bases in the gulf states as soon as they run out of conventional   missiles and enough ground troops then what comes next a nuclear war bye , bye the world game over .

SUNDAY - Went to the local tip on the way back called in at Morrisons had breakfast it was mediocre but edible nothing great the coffee was ok too .Ordered a solar power bank apparently it will charge your Iphone up to fifteen times. Went over to my daughters house in Kippax it was Jenson's eleven birthday bash she had done loads of jacket potatoes , a big bowl of chilli and a big bowl of mixed crated cheese a great combo .

MONDAY - Looking forward to Friday nine days off work it is all I am interested in at the moment hopefully will finally get to the coast for fish and chips and a walk on the beach a beach  not much to ask for , a sunny moderate day would make it even nicer .

SEE WHERE SHES GOING

 WEDNESDAY - Helen went to Spec savers for her eye test and to order new glasses she will get two reglazed with the frames she already owns and one pair with a new frame best part of £400 nothing is cheap anymore , have told her anything wrong you don't leave the shop her last two visits to opticians have been a waste of time the glasses never let her read probably these have to be 100% right .

THURSDAY - It is warm first decent day we have had in ages feels like spring is just around the corner .Sick of all the wars and trouble in the world we never learn wait until the bombs start rain down on America it will happen see how quick the war lasts then can easily see America using nuclear war heads they think they are bullet proof once the bodies and the loses start escalating or they accidently take out a Chinese war ship China will attack back it is not going to end well .

FRIDAY - Work have decided to give parking tickets out on a night this has never happened during the 10+ years of me working from 18.00 to 02:00 I have parked on the hospital grounds and not had a ticket it they are only doing it to make money don't trust the trust we are all just numbers nothing more nothing less work a twelve hour night shift go to your car to drive home to find a parking ticket stuck to your windscreen .No warnings this was happening no chance of applying for a permit or finding alternative parking done well under hand .

My Daughter told me the  old house we all  used to live in when I was married is back on the market I did a lot of work in it I installed the kitchen had the conservatory done and the porch on the front all new windows once all the work was done I think I left a month later , it looks nothing like it was when I lived there it is a mess the garden as been ripped out the trees and plants bushes and shrubs gone totally rubbish .its not what it was hopefully the next owners will sort it out .

ANOTHER SUNDAY ROAST

 SATURDAY - Went to Fox Valley shopping outlet Helen had a present to buy for her sister in law she bought a scented diffuser we have a couple in our house .We went to Zorro we got a table but was told food would take between thirty to forty minutes before we got it to eat. We left and went to Yummy Yorkshire  Hide and Hoof  we have had ice cream cones from there before but never any food .We both had the beer battered fish and chips Helen a pot of tea me a coke and ice for deserts we both had the  sticky toffee puddings with ice cream excellent the ice cream is made in house and it was one of the best sticky toffee pudding we have had in ages if not ever the bill came to £56 .

Ordered a 360 swivel black aluminium laptop stand for the Mac book air it is  mainly for when I connect my Ps5 to my laptop using remote play the latest game Reanimal is very dark think I would be better playing it on the tv in our bedroom .

SUNDAY - Went to Wentworth garden centre meet Katie , Martin and Oliver we had a table booked for the Bothy for three in the afternoon before eating bought some plant food food , some secateurs and a small glass  terrarium  with plants we never need to water it will see how it goes .I ordered a beef roast dinner Helen the pork roast it came with a giant Yorkshire pudding , smashed swede , greens , roast potatoes we ordered a side of mashed potatoes and cauliflower cheese only two of us had deserts sticky toffee pudding again it was as good maybe slightly better then the one I had yesterday although it was a smaller portion , but then size aint everything .

The 360 laptop stand came it is solid well built very strong stays in position what I didn't realise although it is to use when I am playing my Ps5 if I use whilst using my laptop will need a mouse at least. .